SOLUTION: Mrs. Hall is filling planter boxes with soil. She has soil that is 34% sand, and she buys 8 pounds of a commercial potting soil that is 28% sand. She mixes some of how soil with th
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Question 1137260: Mrs. Hall is filling planter boxes with soil. She has soil that is 34% sand, and she buys 8 pounds of a commercial potting soil that is 28% sand. She mixes some of how soil with the 8 pounds of commercial potting soil. The resulting soil mixture is 30% sand. How many pounds of her soil did Mrs. Hall use? Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source):
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